Crashing the Boards

Join Claire Conner, Calvin Kaplan, and Matt Campbell as they break down the past two weeks of men's and women's basketball.

Live from Indianapolis, Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin break down Northwestern's 72-64 win over Minnesota in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. They discuss standout performances and postgame press conferences, including Chris Collins' frustration with the Big Ten for being placed in a hotel without air conditioning. Then, a preview of Thursday afternoon's second-round matchup again...

Northwestern is headed to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament and so are Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin! Before they head to the Hoosier State, they preview Northwestern's path in the conference bracket and go game by game to make their picks for how this week's action will shake out. Then, they discuss the Big Ten awards, including whether Nick Martinelli was snubbed from the All-Big Ten...

It's officially March -- the best time of year in college basketball. Claire Conner and Calvin Kaplan join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to discuss the women's basketball season coming to a close. The group gives out their awards for the season before shifting over to the men's side to recap a scrappy win over Iowa and a near-miraculous comeback against UCLA on Senior Night. 

The 'Cats are still alive! Dylan, Aidan and Calvin join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down Northwestern's crucial road victories over Minnesota and Ohio State. With some momentum, do the Wildcats have a path to the Big Ten Tournament? Then, the crew discusses the women's team and makes their picks for the all-important season finale against Nebraska.

Calvin Kaplan and Charlie Jacobs join Ethan Segall and Eliav Brooks-Rubin to break down the past week of Wildcat hoops. On the women's side, the team finally secured its first win of 2025. Could the team make a late push for the conference tournament? Then, the guys break down Jalen Leach's injury and how it will impact the men's team before diving into their takeaways from the team's two-game str...

Tomas Moran and Sid Sivaraman join Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap a tough stretch of Wildcat hoops. On the men's side, Brooks Barnhizer's Northwestern career is over. The guys debate whether No. 13 should be up in the rafters before shifting to the women's team as they search for their first conference win.

Ethan and Eliav briefly recap the week in men's and women's hoops before answering some of your listener-submitted questions and voicemails. Is Ty Berry's hot streak sustainable? What games are we most anticipating for the rest of the season? We answer that and so much more!

Instant. Classic. Nick Martinelli's buzzer-beater to defeat Maryland in overtime may have just saved Northwestern's season. Fresh off the wild win, Brendan Preisman and Ethan Segall react to an epic battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena and break down what the win does for Northwestern going forward.

It's been a tough week for Northwestern basketball. Calvin Kaplan and Aidan Weiss join Ethan and Eliav to discuss what went wrong for the Wildcats in their loss against Michigan State, which dropped the team to 1-4 in conference play. They then discuss how the women's team can bounce back from a 0-5 start in the Big Ten.

Crashing the Boards is back! Pierson Strandquist and Calvin Kaplan join returning host Ethan Segall and co-host Eliav Brooks-Rubin to recap all the basketball we missed over Northwestern's winter break. For the men's team, after a tough week on the road, could we see changes to the rotation? On the women's side, a tough stretch has the crew worried about the upcoming road trip. We break it all dow...

A star-studded crew of Raghav Khosla, Patrick Winograd and Brendan Preisman join Adam Beck to debrief Northwestern's duels in the desert as well as look ahead to two Big Ten games this week. The squad also talks about the women's team's latest run of success and what it all means moving forward.

Raghav, Patrick and Calvin join Adam and Eliav to talk Men's Basketball vs. Dayton, UIC and Montana State as well as breakdown WBB's thriller vs. Utah.

Olivia, Pierson and Wyatt join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown men's basketball's hot start at the women's squad tough loss to Illinois State.

Dylan and Patrick join co-hosts Eliav and Adam to breakdown Northwestern's men's and women's basketball teams before the season starts.

BREAKING NEWS! On Tuesday night, both Ty Berry and Matt Nicholson announced they'll be returning to Northwestern for their fifth seasons in Evanston. Ethan, Adam and Eliav hopped on the mics to react to the news, break down what it means for the 'Cats and speculate what moves may be next for Northwestern this offseason. Don't miss this one!

For the final time this season, we're talking Wildcats hoops. New host Ethan Segall is joined by Ally, Raghav and Eliav to discuss Northwestern's thrilling overtime victory over FAU in the Round of 64 and subsequent season-ending loss to UConn. Then, the crew debuts a new segment, reminisces over an unforgettable season and pays tribute to Boo Buie.

Ethan Segall and Raghav Khosla joined Perri Kitei for a very special March Madness edition of Crashing the Boards. It features a preview of Northwestern's Round of 64 game against Florida Atlantic and a broader discussion of the tournament, particularly the East Region, as a whole (with a some hot takes along the way) 

For one last go around in the regular season, Taylor, Raj and Patrick joined Perri in the OACR. Tune in for a Senior Day game preview, Big Ten Tourney picks, some March Madness predictions and a final farewell to Boo Buie in his last home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. It's one for the books. 

Boo Buie broke the Northwestern all time scoring record and the women's basketball senior class played their final home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Harris, Brendan and Claire joined Perri for some reflecting and predicting as the season heads into its final stretch.

The 'Cats split a road trip last week and Buie looks to break the Northwestern all-time scoring record tonight against Michigan. Claire, Eliav, Adam and David joined Perri to recap, preview, and otherwise chat about all things Northwestern Basketball.

This week's Crashing the Boards episode features Perri and the first years, Claire, Eli and Sammy, discussing an array of topics, including but definitely not limited to: strategizing like Coach Collins' as Northwestern men's basketball approaches a big road stretch, the future of their team potentially without Ty Berry, and previewing the Women's game vs. Purdue tomorrow. It's a good one. You sho...

Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes brought a pretty special atmosphere to Welsh Ryan last week in their takedown of Northwestern Women's Basketball, but the 'Cats bounced back quickly with a big home win over Wisconsin on Sunday to sweep the season series. The Men's team had a tough road stretch and is looking to bounce back against Nebraska tonight. Jason, Griffin and Ethan joined Perri to talk about al...

It was an electric week at Welsh Ryan arena as the 'Cats took down tenth ranked Illinois and Ohio State. Now it's time to bring that energy to one of the most anticipated Big Ten rematches of the season: facing Purdue at Mackey Arena. Dylan, Raghav and Taylor joined Perri to break it all down.

The back half of conference play is around the corner and it's time for the 'Cats to make their mark. Raj, Raghav and Megan joined Perri to chat about recent games what's to come in February.